Originally posted by Starry Waters
I really do not like how culture worships the actor rather than the story--it is another avenue of exploitation both for the fans and for the actor. For instance, a good friend of ours was in a very well known film, by a fairly successful director. She worked with Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth bla bla bla. She had one of the starring roles, went to Cannes etcetera etcetera. I don't know her as well as my husband does. He has known her since high school and is best friends with her brother. Anyway, we were visiting their family a year ago (?) I think, and I spoke to her at length about her role in the film. Of course, being the opinionated person I am, I said I disagreed with the extent to which women have to sell their bodies in Hollywood in order to get meaningful work. She did quite a bit of nude parts for her role. Anyway, she thought what I said was interesting and I encouraged her to get work in theatre. I said you're less likely to get exploited, more likely to find consistent work, but also less likely to become well known--but who cares--you'd be working. We went on to discuss how even the theatre community is quite cliquie thus it is still difficult to find work.
She is fabulously nice and I really hope she finds steady work (much like I wish Tyler all the best about finding steady work), but to be honest with you she's only done a few speaking stints on BSG since then, and it's been three or four years since her huge film. I think she thought she had made it into the Hollywood circle, but no. 99.99999% of actors are local, find it impossibly difficult to find work in their chosen career and eventually become to old to be marketable. For my part, I really wish actors were signed on to studios as they were in the past, had steady pay cheques and the focus was on the story rather than the actor.
Besides, if Tyler was that shallow (only interested in the "gush" by mostly middle aged single women because it is a desperate pick me up when down), this would be a sad statement about who he is.
Honestly, if someone becomes too important to talk to the plebs, well then this person is just "too important", if you catch my drift.
PS Although Canadians can ogle stars, for the most part we're too apathetic. Actually one of us should ask Tyler what he does when he is not doing SGA. He's probably in school, or has some sort of flexible job like supply teaching or is a waiter.
WK
I don't know him, but you made me all dreamy. *sigh*
Thanks for the update!!
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